STUDENTS: RailsBridge Workshop for Women - July 20-21, 2012
- July 20, 2012 · 6:00 PM
Friday, July 20
6pm-9pm: Software Install Fest (REQUIRED)
Please plan on being there for 30-60 minutes to get all software installed. Installation can be the trickiest part of the whole workshop and we want all students to hit the ground running when the teaching begins Saturday morning!
Saturday, July 21
9:30am-4:30pm: Workshop
5pm: After-party for volunteers & attendees
Transportation: If you're biking, there are racks outside and an indoor bike room. If you're BARTing, Civic Center is the closest stop. If you're driving, you can park at SOMA Grand Parking at 1160 Mission between 7th & 8th ($10/day).
**IMPORTANT**Please read to the bottom of this message**
This workshop is intended to reach out to women (and men) who are interested in learning Ruby on Rails. Men are welcome to attend if you bring a woman who wants to learn Ruby on Rails too.
In this workshop, we'll take you through building a complete web application using Ruby on Rails. By the end of the workshop, you'll have an application on the internet that connects to a database and reads and writes information.
We'll meet up on Friday to install all of the software you need, and then spend Saturday learning and writing code. Total novices, system administrators, developers in other languages, and folks who attended our previous workshops are all welcome. We'll have different classes separated by experience level.
Each participant needs to bring their laptop and power supply.
We'll have pizza Friday night during the Installfest, and breakfast and lunch on Saturday. Vegetarian options will be available. If you have special dietary requirements, please let us know on the Registration Form linked below.
If you have already taken the workshop several times, please wait to RSVP to let newbies get in. If you have already attended several workshops and are familiar with the install and curriculum, won't you please consider volunteering? We can always use people for check in, logistics and to help teach (RSVP on the Volunteer meetup).
Because Railsbridge workshops are super awesome, open spots are in high demand and get filled up very quickly. While we realize that life happens, we want to minimize no-shows and ensure that we have enough volunteer instructors and TAs to go around.
It's necessary to do ALL of the following to complete registration:
1) Confirm that the email address you have listed in Meetup is actually one that you check on a regular basis. (We'll be sending updates, notifications, and to-dos prior to the event, and you'll lose your spot if you fail to respond in a timely manner.)
2) If you have a Mac, download and install Xcode on your laptop before coming to Installfest on Friday, July 20. (Xcode is the software that creates a coding environment for you to tinker with during the workshop.) Xcode is a very large file that takes 2-3 hours to download. When you have it completed, please add the words "XCode Complete" to your RSVP. If you fail to do this, you may be dropped. If you are on the wait list, please do this too--your chances are good of getting in. Those of you that have it done will take precedence over those who have not.
3) Fill out the Registration Form, which will provide us with details about your operating system, the type and level of programming experience you have, and whether you will need childcare. (This info helps us create a workshop that meets your needs.) You must fill out the Registration Form before 5pm on Wednesday 7/17.
If you have questions or ideas for us, please get in touch. We want to hear how to make the workshop a great experience for all.
And YAY! High-five for making it to the bottom of this message.
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Michelle Glauser
This was hands-down the best meetup I have yet been to. The people were nice and helpful, everything was well-organized, and the split learning levels really made it successful. Thanks!
August 18
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Regina Gonzales
The RubyBridge Workshop for Women was a very educational workshop for all levels. I have an intermediate level understanding of programming and thought I was matched very well to my instructor and peers. Its was exciting to hear how inspiring these workshops have been for women and how they have impacted their career paths for the better. I was happy to see a group cater to the educational needs of women.
August 4
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Ziyan
Took the beginner class. I forgot the names of our teachers but the girl was really good at explaining the basics from scratch and the guy was good when he jumped in for extra analogies/explanations. They were really patient with all our questions during the first 2 sessions, but then we got behind. The afternoon was a blur because we completely sped through the rest of the curriculum and I just barely got a big picture idea of what we were doing. In the afternoon the guy did more teaching and he wasn't as good at explaining the big picture (as they were all pretty abstract ideas to us, as beginners) as the girl was. Then the girl took over and I think because we were so behind she just kind of sped through the instructions and didn't have time to really explain much, although the rest of the TA's/the guy were good at taking you to the side and explaining something if you had a specific question. For what we had - 6 hours for complete RoR beginners - it was great.
July 30
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Katherine
Awesome! The teaching was excellent, the other students were fantastic. I learned a lot!
July 23
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A former member
This was my first RailsBridge workshop and I thought it was wonderful. I learned so much! The organizers were awesome! The volunteers who taught and TA'd were very knowledgeable and helpful. However, the main instructor for our group rushed through the material, skipped a section we later had to go back to complete in order to proceed, finished early & then delivered other content when we really would have benefited from just spending more time with what was in the planned curriculum.
July 23
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Jaymee
Loved it! I felt like the pace was perfect for an advanced beginner like me who was new to Ruby. The atmosphere was great, everyone was lovely, and I enjoyed getting to spend time learning with fellow lady coders!
July 23
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Lillian Chan
Excellent event! Thanks to everyone involved. I'm so excited to see that there's such a warm, welcoming community for women interested in learning to program. :)
Only (minor) suggestion is to be a little clearer about waitlist procedures (there seemed to be some confusion over the meetup auto-generated messages).
July 23
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Tracy
This was a fantastic workshop. I learned much and would definitely do another one! Thank you to all the volunteers, especially all the ones who helped with installfest. I actually found the installfest more stressful than the actual event. My only suggestions would be to route out the install directions a bit better. At times you go to the next step, then it ends and you have to try and figure out what goes next. Also, maybe there should be some presteps for folks who either have old mac os (warn them to update or they may have certificate problems) or folks who have done railsbridge before. I had problems because I had done railsbridge and still had folders with the same name that I was creating again for this railsbridge.
Other than that, I had a great time!July 22
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Joanne Pons
The workshop is very well organized. I was placed in the Advanced group and the teacher Bill and TA David were excellent. As an experienced developer I felt that they really explained in more depth how ruby and rails works. I learned tips and facts that I wouldn't have been able to get from doing a tutorial (or the curriculum) by myself. I was hoping for that experience and was glad it was the case.
July 22
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A former member
Thanks Tina, Michelle and Ruthie for organizing the workshop. I learned so much!
July 22
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A former member
I can't make it tomorrow but can't change my RSVP on Meetup. I'd like to give my spot to someone on the wait list.
July 20
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Michelle Lee
Hi everyone - Since we've pushed the Registration Form deadline back by one day to 5PM tomorrow. Do it! It's super short and helps us a ton with planning: https://docs.google.com/spreadsh...
. After 5pm tomorrow, we'll start moving people who haven't finished the survey from the "Yes" list to the Waiting list. Don't let it be you!July 17
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Michelle Lee
Just moved a large batch of waitlisters (everyone who filled out the Reg survey, in fact) to "Attending". Excited to have you all!
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Michelle Lee
Hi everyone - great to see such enthusiasm & thanks for your patience. We're checking RSVPs right now to see how many more we can accomodate. Need to communicate a bit with TAs before we have a final count, so expect an update Wed eve/Thurs am. Priority goes to people who have completed Registration (https://docs.google.com/spreadsh...
) and installed XCode, so please do if you are serious about getting in off the waitlist.1 · July 17
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Jaymee
Hi! I just found out about this workshop about an hour after the deadline, but I submitted my registration anyway. Would I still be able to get in, if a spot becomes available? And how likely is it that the people already on the waiting list will get in?
July 17
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Lori
xcode and registration all done. would like to know when i can get in through the waitlist...
July 17
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Katherine
I didn't realize the e-mail telling us to act quickly was auto-generated.
It just seemed like a more recent instruction from the organizers. I'm happy to wait to be added as space opens.July 16
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Michelle Glauser
Yeah, it's too bad it automatically does that. I'm anxious to get in as well.
July 16
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Jen H
Thanks Michelle. I guess it's confusing because Meetup sends automatically generated emails whenever a spot opens up urging us to "Act quickly" and "Say you're going before someone else does."
July 16
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Michelle Glauser
See what Michelle Lee wrote above on June 27th: "For past workshops most people have gotten in off the waiting list so please do sign up for that -- we'll move people manually as others' decline or we line up enough TAs."
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Stephanie Bao
Same predicament as Katherine here. I've seen so many spots go by even though I posted way before. I guess the comments don't matter? I've been 8th on the waiting list this whole time, I don't know how to get in!
July 16
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Katherine
So frustrating. Really want to be a part of this this weekend, but keep on missing the open spot.
July 16
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Rupali
Where is the information for waitlist? I got email for the spot just opened. Is it going according to waitlist?
July 16
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Joanne Pons
I have completed registration and will bring a guest with the same configuration (Mac). Look forward to installfest. Best, Joanne
July 16
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A former member
I'd like to take the seat that just opened up! Thanks.
July 16
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Dora E. H. Crow
Hi, I just received another email saying there is another spot open - Please add me if there's room. Thank you!
July 10
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Elizabeth Kuntze
Hey Jurawa, Doesn't look like you are on the wait-list. You should see a button to "RSVP" in the right-hand column.
July 10
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Dora E. H. Crow
xcode installed and registration completed. If that spot is still available, I'd like to have it!
July 8
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Stephanie Bao
xcode complete, registration form done, looking forward to the installfest :D (bringing Michael with me.)
July 6
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A former member
Yes! Thank you! I am going to this meetup!
July 2
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A former member
if i can't get a woman to attend with me (per the rules), can you recommend an equivalent workshop that allows unaccompanied males. thank you.
July 1
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Michelle Lee
Hi everyone, we've updated the event so the waiting list is now open. For past workshops most people have gotten in off the waiting list so please do sign up for that -- we'll move people manually as others' decline or we line up enough TAs. (Jarawa, got you first in line!)
June 27
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Jurawa Hallen
Not sure how to get on the waiting list, but I submitted the Registration Form, hope that works.
June 27
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Tina Lee
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